t |
Time |
|
Time since infection (infection age) |
x |
Resistance level |
i |
host immune response level |
Model state variables |
Within-host |
|
Bacteria density with resistance level x at time in a treated host |
|
Bacteria density with resistance level x at time in an untreated host |
Between-host |
|
Susceptible humans at time t
|
|
Treated infected humans, infected since time
|
|
Untreated infected humans, infected since time
|
Model parameters |
Within-host |
|
Limitation on bacterial growth factor |
|
Mutation probability from resistance level x to y per cell division |
p(x) |
Intrinsic growth rate of bacterial population with resistance level x
|
k(x) |
Killing rate of bacterial population with resistance level x due to drug |
|
Individual clearance rate of the bacterial cell with resistance level x due to the immune response |
|
Bacteria clearance rate with resistance level x in untreated hosts |
|
Bacteria clearance rate with resistance level x in treated hosts due to the immune response and drug |
Between-host |
,
|
Transmission rate of infected individuals |
,
|
Loss rate of infected individuals |
|
Rate of treatment cessation |
|
Rate of treatment start |
|
Proportion of treated hosts |
|
Proportion of untreated hosts |
|
Recruitment rate of susceptibles |
|
Human natural death rate |